96 Propagation ojod Ctdbtre of tJu Gcarpna. 



Aax. X^ Om. tke Pnpa^atiom and Cultxre of tie Georjffuta. -By 

 Mr. James Xash, Flow«--Gardener to Lord Famborough, at 

 Bromlej HilL 



Sir, 



Georgisas may be very successfully ai5cl expeditiously 

 increased by cuttings, by placing the roots about the middle 

 <rf February, without potting, in a hot-bed fi-ame, or in any 

 feffcing department containing a moist atmosphere : and, as 

 soaai as the sheets have produced a pair of perfect leaves, 

 taking them off just below a joint, observing to leave an eye 

 OD the stump if you wish the old root to push again. Pot them 

 angly in li^t rich loam in small sixties, place them in a hot- 

 bed iranae. giving very httle if any water, and protect them 

 from the sun rill they are perfecdy established, which will be 

 in about a fortnight. They may now be removed to the 

 green-house, and they will become fine strong single-stemmed 

 plants by the time for planting out- which will be when the 

 nights are free from frosL Plant them at a distance of 3 or 

 4 ft. each way ; and if they be inclined to branch out at the 

 boStcMD, take all off except one, and keep it free from shoots 

 for the first foot, which will cause the plants to grow more 

 stocky, and to produce much finer flowers than those on 

 which a profiision of shoots are suffered to grow. 



Georginas may also be propagated by root-grafting, in the 

 same manner as directed for the Pseoma Moutan (VoL IlL 

 p. 293.), which will be found very advantaoreoas for ven," 

 cboice sorts, or weak cutting?, as those raised by grafts will 

 be fit for planting in half the time required for cuttings. For 

 practising grafting the georgina, dry roots of inferior sorts 

 ^lould be reserved in a dormant state for stocks; and, when 

 cottings of the desired sorts are in readiness, take single 

 tubers from them, which slit from the top 2 in. downwards 

 on one side about halfwav throusrh : give the scion a wedjre 

 diape, and insert it into the incision of the tuber, binding it 

 well up with gocd bast. Pot them in as smaU-sized pots as 

 convenient, and proceed as for cuttings. 



I am. Sir, See. 

 BnmUy HUL, Kent, Jug. 26. 1829. Jas. Nash. 



Akt. XL On tke SwrncMdy Cre$s. Bv Mr- Chaeles M'Ixtosh, 

 C.M.H.S~ Author of the Praedeal EhtrticmitMxitty Flora and 

 PojTiona. kc. 



♦^^' , 

 The Xormandy curkd cress which you admired when 



here, and ^hich you were pleased to notice (Vol. VL p. 3S2.), 



